Adolescents, sexting and consent; a discursive approach

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Rousaki, A. ORCID: 0000-0002-9640-8240, 2024. Adolescents, sexting and consent; a discursive approach. [Dataset]

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.17631/rd-2024-0012-ddat

Abstract

Sexting is the interpersonal exchange of sexually suggestive, self-produced pictures/videos/texts. This dataset supports a PhD thesis that employs a critical discursive psychology approach to explore the discursive constructions of the key stakeholders associated with adolescent sexting; adolescents, parents/carers and teachers. 6 subsets of data are recorded from 3 studies, each with one of these groups, and contain either the audio files or anonymised transcripts from each study.

The first study explores how adolescents construct sexting in relation to relationships, gender and consent/coercion. The study employs focus groups of 18 adolescents, aged 16-18. The findings indicate that sexting is constructed as a contested category. I initially introduce the interpretative repertoire (IR) of sexting as normal. However, adolescents also construct sexting as an ideological dilemma concerning power and popularity and open different positions regarding gender and sexuality. This study introduces the constructions regarding sexting consent/coercion, and the emerging ideological dilemmas in relation to justification of coercion.

The second study explores parental constructions of sexting regarding gender and consent, as well as parental monitoring. It employs 15 dyadic interviews with parents/carers of adolescents. I introduce the IR of adolescents as immature which entails constructions of sexuality and agency. This study showcases the antithetical positions that open in relation to gender. Moreover, it introduces the repertoire of sexting as victimisation and the dilemmic positions adolescents are interpellated to occupy regarding victimhood and gender. The discursive constructions of sexting consent constitute an ideological dilemma. Monitoring produces conflicting repertoires, such as liberal and strict parenting. Finally, parents/carers constructed adolescents’ engagement with sexting as an indicator of good/bad parenting.

The third study explores teachers’ constructions of sexting and consent in relation to gender, and how teachers frame sexting education and monitoring practices. For this study, I conducted 30 individual interviews with educators of adolescents. Sexting is constructed both as a threat and an ideological dilemma. Varying positions opened regarding gender. Teachers framed adolescents as naïve and parents and schools as co-responsible for adolescent sexting.

Item Type:

Research datasets and databases

Description:

Due to ethical commitments made to participants the audio files can not be shared. Access to transcript data is limited to researchers affiliated with research organisations due to legal and ethical considerations. Requests to access the data should be directed to LIBResearchTeam@ntu.ac.uk.

Creators:

Rousaki, A.

Contributors:

Name	Role	NTU ID	ORCID
Seymour-Smith, S.	Thesis supervisor	PSY3SEYMOSE	orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-9160
Kitson-Boyce, R.	Thesis supervisor	BLS3KITSOR	orcid.org/0000-0001-9600-1830
Marriott, M.	Thesis supervisor	PSY3MARRIM	orcid.org/0000-0001-7743-5262